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Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..